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Do you know men who get "man flu"? Are you a guy who gets "man flu"? If you don't know what man flu is, my understanding is that it's the idea that men are lazier than women when they're sick. I heard this and wrote it off, like most gender war stuff. Men don't help around the house enough, women earn less than men for doing the same work. But I keep seeing guys defending the idea that viruses make them sicker than women.
This is completely anathema to me. My father would go years without taking a sick day. He would get sick every few years during his busiest work event of the year, when he'd be pulling 12-hour-plus days. Growing up, I don't recall ever hearing about anything being put off in our social circle because a man was sick. My mom, on the other hand, was down all the time with one thing or another.
My father-in-law is the same. In 2021, he clearly had COVID. His wife was in the bedroom for days; he was out shoveling snow, cooking, and then making everyone play cards with him.
The only time I take "medicine" is when I'm at work events pretending I'm not sick. Afrin and a constant supply of cough suppressants..
I'll admit to being that guy. I feel like I get sick less often than my wife, but my worst sicknesses on any given year are always worse than my wife's.
I'm pretty sure we are getting the same sicknesses just reacting differently to them. Sicknesses tend to burn through me fast and hard. I am very sick for a few days and then mostly back to normal. Whereas my wife is often just a little sick for a week or two. Just over the last two weeks with holidays and the spreading of germs everywhere I've had two mild fevers (101-103). She has had none. I have also had a light cough, she has a heavy nasty sounding cough. For two days I had one of the worst sore throats I can remember, literally was drooling to avoid swallowing. Its fine now. She has had a scratchy throat the whole two weeks.
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